PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEKarachi, PakistanWednesday 21 May 2031 · times in UTC+5

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 3h 13m. All times are local, in UTC+5.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 84° above the horizon, almost overhead, so anywhere with a view of the sky will do.

The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Karachi. The horizon is at 0°.

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 36.2% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Karachi will change. Through a safe solar filter the Moon shows as a shallow notch on one edge of the disc.

SAFETY

Looking at it without hurting yourself

A certified solar filter stays on for the whole eclipse. The Sun is never completely covered here, and what remains is as dangerous to look at as an uneclipsed Sun. Sunglasses are not a filter.

Sunglasses, smoked glass, exposed film and phone screens are not filters. If you can see anything else through it, it is not dark enough.

How to watch safely, in full

NEXT FROM KARACHI

What else is coming here?

The rest of what the sky over Karachi has coming, soonest first.

• 20 March 2034 Monday afternoon · Partial 70.1%
• 30 April 2041 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 7.5%
• 20 April 2042 Sunday morning · Partial 3.5%
• 25 November 2049 Thursday morning · Partial 42.8%
• 12 September 2053 Friday afternoon · Partial 48.9%

Every eclipse visible from Karachi